• Protesters, Police Clash At NATO Summit In Chicago May 21, 2012 12:19 am
    Thousands of protesters marched through downtown Chicago on Sunday in one of the city's largest demonstrations in years, airing grievances about war, climate change and a wide range of other complaints as world leader [more…]
  • A Windborne Clue To A Mysterious Childhood Disease May 20, 2012 9:13 pm
    Not a lot is known about Kawasaki disease. It affects children under 4 and is more common in Asia, particularly Japan, but more than 4,000 American children contract it every year. One of its secrets may now be revealed, b [more…]
  • Donor Resurrects Endangered Bookmobile May 20, 2012 12:00 pm
    When a bookmobile broke down last winter in rural Vermont, patrons, especially preschoolers, really missed it. Then a donor, who heard an NPR story about the rolling library's demise, came up with over $100,000 for a [more…]
  • A Lawman Killed By Hate; Now, ATF Remembers May 20, 2012 12:00 pm
    Host Rachel Martin takes a moment to remember William Henderson Foote, a black federal agent in Mississippi in the late 1800s. He was honored this week by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. [more…]
  • White House Balances Money, Security In Afghanistan May 20, 2012 12:00 pm
    The White House is urging war-weary NATO leaders to dig deeper into their pockets to share the commitment to get Afghanistan's forces to stand up on their own so U.S. and NATO forces can pull out in 2014. Host Rachel [more…]
  • A Windborne Clue To A Mysterious Childhood Disease May 20, 2012 9:13 pm
    Not a lot is known about Kawasaki disease. It affects children under 4 and is more common in Asia, particularly Japan, but more than 4,000 American children contract it every year. One of its secrets may now be revealed, b [more…]
  • At NATO Summit, Obama Says 'Hard Days' Ahead For Afghanistan May 20, 2012 8:47 pm
    World leaders are meeting with President Obama in his hometown of Chicago for a two-day NATO summit focused heavily on Afghanistan. [more…]
  • Lockerbie Bomber Dies, Three Years After Release May 20, 2012 1:04 pm
    The former Libyan intelligence officer who was the only person ever convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie, Scotland, bombing has died, according to reports. He was 59. [more…]
  • The View Of The War From Afghanistan May 20, 2012 12:00 pm
    Host Rachel Martin talks with NPR's Julie McCarthy in Islamabad and Quil Lawrence in Kabul about the situation on the ground in that region of Afghanistan. [more…]
  • NATO Buzzword: 'Sustainment' In Afghanistan May 20, 2012 12:00 pm
    World leaders are gathered in Chicago for a two-day NATO summit starting Sunday morning. This is the third time the U.S. has hosted a NATO summit since the alliance was formed, and the first time it's being held in a [more…]
  • Alberto forecast to stay offshore; tropical storm watch remains May 20, 2012 6:22 pm
    A large swath of coastal South Carolina is under a tropical storm watch due to Alberto, the first named tropical storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season. [more…]
  • U.S. could lose aging eyes in the sky May 20, 2012 6:21 pm
    About every two weeks, Rick Allen gets a series of thermal snapshots from high above Earth that show how water gets used across the western United States, a perennial source of friction in the largely arid region. [more…]
  • Mary Kennedy remembered for devotion May 20, 2012 3:57 pm
    Mary Richardson Kennedy was remembered Saturday as a best friend who lived life to the fullest while battling depression. [more…]
  • Was Columbus Jewish? May 20, 2012 12:25 pm
    Charles Garcia says scholarly research suggest that the explorer was seeking to find a safe haven for Jews who were persecuted in Spain [more…]
  • Facebook's Zuckerberg gets married May 20, 2012 9:46 am
    Facebook co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg married his longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan on Saturday. [more…]

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